Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 31.9% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2024.
be 42.8% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is 9.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 0.9 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 38.4% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bosnia and Herzegovina spends $1,989 as of 2023.
have 33.9% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 25.8 as of 2019.
have 17.5% less access to essential health services
Croatia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bosnia and Herzegovina scores 66 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 11.0% as of 2025.
make 61.7% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $10,382 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 24.8% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
Safety
be 82.1% more likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 69.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, they kill 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 37.1% more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 18.0% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bosnia and Herzegovina uses 3,677 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 77.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it causes 55.0 as of 2019.
emit 33.5% more CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bosnia and Herzegovina emits 6.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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